Amazon Will Pay You $10 in Credit for Your Palm Print Biometrics
How much is your palm print worth? If you ask Amazon, it's about $10 in promotional credit if you enroll your palm prints in its checkout-free stores and link it to your Amazon account. From a report: Last year, Amazon introduced its new biometric pa.....»»
Ransomware mastermind LockBitSupp reveled in his anonymity—now he’s been ID’d
The US places a $10 million bounty for the arrest of Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. Enlarge / Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, aka LockBitSupp (credit: UK National Crime Agency) Since at least 2019, a shadowy figure hiding behin.....»»
Faulty valve scuttles Starliner’s first crew launch
The soonest opportunity for Atlas V and Starliner to launch is Friday night. Enlarge / The Atlas V rocket and Starliner spacecraft on their launch pad Monday. (credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky) Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni.....»»
Here’s why a rich guy going to space for a second time actually matters
Polaris Dawn will be the first time that SpaceX employees have actually gone to space. Enlarge / The crew of Polaris Dawn from L to R: Anna Menon, Scott Poteet, Jared Isaacman, and Sarah Gillis. (credit: John Kraus/Polaris Progra.....»»
Apple’s first 13-inch iPad Air debuts at $799 next week
There's also a new 11-inch M2 iPad Air. Enlarge / M2-based iPad Airs come out next week. (credit: Apple) Apple today announced the first 13-inch iPad Air. The company is also releasing a revamped 11-inch iPad Air next w.....»»
New iPad Pros are the thinnest Apple device ever, feature dual-OLED screens
They also contain what Apple calls the fastest consumer AI computer you can buy. Enlarge (credit: Apple) Apple's newest iPad Pro puts an M4 chip inside a thinner frame and is available in new 11-inch and 13-inch sizes, w.....»»
Apple announces M4 with more CPU cores and AI focus, just months after M3
Aggressive update schedule is a major departure for Apple Silicon. Enlarge / Apple's M4 chip in the new iPad Pro. It follows the M3 by just a few months. (credit: Apple) In a major shake-up of its chip roadmap, Apple ha.....»»
Nintendo pre-announces a Switch 2 announcement is coming… eventually
More info promised sometime before the end of March 2025. Enlarge / Nintendo will eventually gift us Switch 2 information, hopefully in time for Christmas. (credit: Aurich Lawson) While the past few months have included.....»»
New “Apple Pencil Pro” can do a barrel roll
New Magic Keyboard promises a Macbook-like experience, while the Pencil gets new tricks. The Apple Pencil Pro [credit: A.....»»
Microsoft shuts down Bethesda’s Hi-Fi Rush, Redfall studios
Xbox maker wants to "prioritiz[e] high-impact titles" according to letter to staff. Enlarge / Artist's conception of Microsoft telling Hi-Fi Rush maker Tango Gameworks they no longer exist as a studio. (credit: Tango Gameworks).....»»
Hands-on with the new John Wick pinball
Stern Pinball brings the legendary assassin to the world of mechanical gaming. Enlarge / John? Is that you, John? John? Can't we discuss this like civilized men? (credit: Stern Pinball) If you don’t follow the ins and.....»»
The $499 Google Pixel 8a is official, with 120 Hz display, 7 years of updates
The new Pixel 8a looks like a mid-range champion. The Pixel 8a. [credit: Google ].....»»
NHTSA sends Tesla massive data request as it investigates Autopilot recall
Tesla has until July 1 to comply with the data request about its Autopilot recall. Enlarge (credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images) The federal government has given Tesla quite the homework assignment. The electric automaker.....»»
Doc who claimed COVID shots cause magnetism gets medical license back
She also claimed cities liquified dead bodies and poured them into the water supply. Enlarge / Cleveland doctor Sherri Tenpenny gives false testimony on June 8, 2021, saying COVID-19 vaccines magnetize people. (credit: The Ohio.....»»
Boeing says workers skipped required tests on 787 but recorded work as completed
FAA: Boeing apparently didn't confirm bonding "where the wings join the fuselage." Enlarge / An American Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner preparing to take off at Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Spain on May 1, 2024. (credit: Getty.....»»
Do you need a dentist visit every 6 months? That filling? The data is weak
Getting evidence-based care may be like pulling teeth, researchers suggest. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Julian Stratenschulte) The field of dentistry is lagging on adopting evidence-based care and, as such, is rife with ove.....»»
TikTok and its Chinese owner sue US government over “foreign adversary” law
Law curtails "massive amounts of protected speech," TikTok and ByteDance allege. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chesnot ) TikTok and its owner ByteDance today sued the federal government to block the "Foreign Adversary.....»»
Microsoft launches AI chatbot for spies
Air-gapping GPT-4 model on secure network won't prevent it from potentially making things up. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft has introduced a GPT-4-based generative AI model designed specifically for US intelli.....»»
The mastermind of the prolific ransomware group LockBit has finally been unmasked
The US places a $10 million bounty for the arrest of Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. Enlarge / Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, aka LockBitSupp (credit: UK National Crime Agency) Since at least 2019, a shadowy figure hiding behin.....»»
Best Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 deals: discounts and trade-in credit
Are you looking for awesome Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 deals? We've got all the best options rounded up here if you want to get some savings with your purchase......»»
In Brazil, 76% of deforestation in three Amazonian states occurred in a planned agricultural development zone
The Brazilian government is discussing the creation of an "agricultural development zone" at the confluence of three states in the Amazon region—Amazonas, Acre, and Rondônia (hence the proposed acronym AMACRO)......»»